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(July 28, 2015) Congressional leaders say the House and Senate will not come to an agreement on the fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act before members head back to their home states for August recess.
"We're going into September at this point," Rep. Adam Smith, D-... Read more

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(July 14, 2015) Congressional leaders say it's likely the House and Senate will not pass a budget before the end of the fiscal year. Instead, Congress is headed towards a continuing resolution to keep spending at current levels at the start of fiscal 2016.
"I don't want to do... Read more

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(July 14, 2015) Congress easily passed last week legislation to create an identification card for all honorably discharged service members. Supporters say the bill, now awaiting the signature of the president, will allow veterans to quickly prove their honorable service if they... Read more

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(July 7, 2015) Congress has a lot of work ahead of it following the Fourth of July recess, from high-profile Pentagon confirmations to defense spending bills. It has nondefense issues, like highway funding, to address, as well.
Topping the defense list is the fiscal 2016... Read more

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(June 30, 2015) Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was praised last week by colleagues and friends, including the vice president, during his Air Force retirement ceremony at the National Guard Memorial, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The guest list included some of the... Read more

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(June 2, 2015) Military brass is cautiously supporting an overhaul of the military retirement system, versions of which are found in both the House and Senate National Defense Authorization Acts for fiscal 2016, according to a report this week from Military Times.
Pentagon leaders... Read more

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(May 19, 2015) The House passed its version of the fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act last week and the Senate will consider its final take on the bill next month. But the entire effort faces a White House veto threat.
President Barack Obama has said he will quash any... Read more

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(May 12, 2015) NGAUS is supporting 24 amendments to the fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act that will be debated this week by the full House.
The amendments include one that would maintain the Army National Guard end strength until Congress has time to study the... Read more

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(May 5, 2015) While Congress is on a course for a historic overhaul of the military retirement system, the man who wields the veto pen in the White House has his doubts.
President Barack Obama told Congress in a letter last week that the 15 recommendations made by the Military... Read more

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(April 28, 2015) The House Armed Services Committee will spend much of Wednesday—and probably a few early hours of Thursday—compiling its version of the fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. The final proposal will include the panel's collective view on the Air Force's... Read more